If you would like to learn more about our imagination, see the series Putting into play.

Part 1 Putting into play – A model of causal cognition on game design.
Part 2, Putting into play – On narrative from a cognitive perspective I
Part 3, Putting into play – On narrative from a cognitive perspective II
Part 4, Putting into play – How to trigger the narrative vehicle

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Narrative patterns of thinking – On how to become aware of our thinking